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| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-03-07 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.24 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 is a bit better than the Nokia 7 plus, getting a 76.3 score against 72.2. The Huawei nova 3 is a just a bit lighter and incredibly thinner device than Nokia 7 plus, even when both were released only 4 months apart. Huawei nova 3 has a little faster CPU than Nokia 7 plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei nova 3 also has a higher amount of RAM.
Nokia 7 plus has a bit better looking display than Huawei nova 3, although it has a little worse count of pixels per inch in the screen, a quite lower 1080 x 2160 resolution and a little smaller screen. Huawei nova 3 counts with a little bit better camera than Nokia 7 plus, and although they both have the same video frame rates, a same size camera aperture and the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei nova 3 also has a back camera with a lot better 16 mega pixels resolution.
Huawei nova 3 has much more storage to store more games and applications than Nokia 7 plus, and although they both have a SD card slot that allows up to 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3 also has 128 GB internal memory. Nokia 7 plus features a little better battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
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